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Azerbaijani ambassador visits Chile

Politics Materials 3 December 2010 11:18 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 2 / Trend /

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Mexico Ilgar Mukhtarov paid a business visit to Chile this week, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Mexico reported.

During the visit, Mukhtarov met with Chilean Foreign Ministry Europe Department head Daniel Carvalho Cepernik

Mukhtarov passed a letter from Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov to his Chilean counterpart Alfredo Moreno Charme. At the meeting, the sides discussed bilateral cooperation in several fields, including the culture, education, trade and economic sectors.

Carvalho expressed interest Chile's interest in deepening relations with Azerbaijan in various spheres, and expanding commercial relations and cooperation development in the energy sector.

Mukhtarov also recalled Mammadyarov's visit to Chile in 2005, as well as on the Chilean FM's visit to Baku.

During the meeting, Mukhtarov informed representatives of the Chilean Foreign Ministry about Azerbaijani history, including the occupation and ethnic cleansing committed by Armenia and the process of negotiations to resolve the conflict.

He also met with Diplomatic Academy Director Pablo Cabrera Gaete. Mukhtarov spoke about the possibility of young Chilean diplomats studying in Azerbaijan.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the United States - are currently holding the peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding regions.

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